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Captive - Europe |
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Captivity - Zoo Records |
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White Rhino |
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An orphaned rhino calf, called 'Lahilwe' (the rejected one), was obtained by Kapama from Natal Parks earlier this year to act as a companion for Ronnie, a 3 ? yr old white rhino bull, brought to the reserve from Longleat Park in England. At the end of June 1994, a poacher apparently climbed over a high game fence at Kapama lodge and shot the rhino calf and hacked off its tiny horn. Lahilwe was riddled with bullet wounds and an AK-47 cartridge was found at the scene. Ronnie went into hiding but 2 days later died, also from bullet wounds.
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Elephants kill rhinos in the park
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